Budget issue shows problem with leadership

1:59 PM,
Apr. 10, 2013

Written by

Thomas Duckett, Fairview

The city budget issue illustrates the problem with the current mayor and City Council. At the recent town hall meeting, the mayor warned the "city could face gap of more than $5 million" and outlined a number of cuts and new fees. Council members then blamed it all on the legislature. This, after acknowledging they were over $2.3 million out of balance before the water bill was introduced. Jan Davis said, "It is unbelievable that our legislators would be this vindictive" and "this has kind of been taken out of our hands." Tacit admission that Council has not been effective in ...